Coasting-record device.



F. HEDLEY & J. S. DOYLE.

OOASTING RECORD DEVICE.

APPLIUATIDN FILED JAN.18,1909.

940,810. Patented Nov. 23, 1909 FRANK HEDLEY AND JAMES S. DOYLE, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

COASTING'BECOBD DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Application filed January 28, 1909. Serial No. 472,842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK Hunter and J.-\ .ues S. Dornn, both citizensof the United States, and residents of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Coasting-Itccord Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coastin record devices for use in connectionwith tile operation of street curs, railway trains or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide means for recording thecoasting tune or distance of street or other cars, railway trains or thelike, that is, the time consumed or distance covered by a street car,train or the like when running with the motive power shut oil', as, forinstance in coming to a street crossing, or station, thereby indicatingthe saving effected in the amount of current or power consumptionrequired in the operation of the train.

Other objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination,location and relative arrangement of parts, all as will he more fullyhereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawin and finallypointed out in the up )ended c aims.

In the drawing,-I igurc 1 is a view in diagram showing an arrangement ofcoasting record device embodying the n'inciples of our invention. Fig. 2is a bro (on detail view showing a form of record controlling releasemechanism employed in connection with our invention. Fig. 3 is a detailview of a record shoot. Fig. 4 is a diagram of a owcr or current curveshowing graphica ly the portion of operating current. the saving ofwhich is to he recorded. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. .2 showinganother form of recording mechanism included within the scope of ourinvention. Fig. 6 is a detail view in side elevation, parts in section,showing the record moving mechanism.

In the practical operation of street or other curs, railway trams orsimilar or other derives, the operating mwor is cut oil from the drivingmolor ho ore the our, train or lhr lilorcuclu-s tho point where a slopis to he made. In such cases the headway or monu-olmo of the on r ortrain carries the Hlllllt! along until the lu'akos are finally applied.

This movement of the car or train during the time the owcr is cut oil iscommonly called coasting, and the time consumed in coastin represents asaving, during such interval 0 time, of current or other power employedto operate the train or car. Here tofore, so far as we are aware, noeffort has ever been made to keep a record of the saving of powereffected in this manner, the motormen or engineers, without specialincenttve, merely exercising their individual discretion as to when toshut off the power in approaching a stopping point, and without regardto t it: idea of etlecting a measurable saving of power or current withprearranged ca culatlon. The result has been in practice, that onemotorman will shut off his power at one point and another will shut oifthe power at another point, with total lack of system, and, frequentlywithout cffecting the degree of savin of wer or ourrent eonsumptiou thatot ierwxse might be possible.

In accordance with our invention we propose to em lay a recordingapparatus, controlled con ointly bv the power controller and the braltecont roller, whereby the coasting record of the car or train may hemade. This record may he of the time consumed during the coasting travelof the train or car, or it may be of the distance covered during suchcoasting travel, or it may be of some other element which may he made tocalculate the savin of current or other power by reason of ihe coasting"travel of the car or train.

\Vilh such a record as above indicated, an incentive on the part ofmotormen or engineers to systematically control their cars or trainswith reference to the coasting travel thereof, in such maum-r as toeffect the greatest amount of savin v of operating power or current,thereby rodhciug the cost of operation of the system, may he all'ordodby oflcring to such motormcn or engineers, as a bonus, a crceutage ofthe saving, thoroby cfi'cctcd, In the power or current cousumptiou. Anydisposiliou on the part of the luolorluuu or engineer to build up alarge consting" record at the expense of the time schedule for the(narration of his car or truiu may he provcuh-d or roulrolhnl by astrict luuiulcuuume of the limo schedule, or a proportional deductionfrom the "coasting" icons by reason of any loss from the time schedule.Of course other methods of management based on the records of consting"travel of the car or tram sccurcd the operation of our invention mightreadily occur to those familiar with the cond tions and circumstances ofstreet or other railway management.

From the foregoin description it willbe seen that, in its broa est scopeour invcntlon contemplates the provision of means controlled conjointlythe motor and brake controllers for ma ing a record of the coastintravel of cars, trains or other moving dies.

The specific structure of the record apparatus is immaterial. In onefor1n of ar rangernent, as exemplifying the principles of our invention,we em loy a cylinder indicated at A, upon whici may be carried a recordsheet B, suitably prepared and ruled. This record sheet is merelyindicated diagrammatically in Fig. 1. pencil or other marker, indicatedat I), may is arranged to bear upon the record sheet carried b thecylinder A. This cylinder may be riven by any suitably arranged motor,such, for instance as a clock spring motor, indicated at S. Under normalrunning conditions of the train the record cylinder driving mechanism islooked a inst operation b a releasable and cont-r0 lable locking mecanism. One form of controllable locking mechanism which is of sim leconstruction is shown wherein a lockin deg C, cooperates with a ratchetdisk E, 51c latter forming1 part of the cylinder driving mechanism. isdog may be normally eld in locking engagement with the ratchet disk E,in any convenient manner, as, for instance, by means of a spring F, andthe release of the dog from engagement with the ratchet disk may beeffected by any suitable means controlled by the proper conjointmanipulation of the motor controller and brake controller.

In one form illustrated in the drawin the release of the locking dog iseffected hv means of a magnet G, the circuit of which is controlled bythe main motor controller and the brake controller conjointly as will beexplained hereinafter. In this form of application of our invention itwill be observed 'that the record cylinder is held a inst rotationduring the normal running 0 the car or train under its usual power. Asthe car or train approaches a station or stopping point the power is outoli' from the mam motor and the car or train continues its travcl underits gathered headway or momentum. The cutting oil of the supply ofmotive power eli'r-cls a release of the record cylinder operatinginmahunisin. as, for instance, by oomph-tin the circuit. of magnot G,and mo-( Malitho pencil or ollun' marker l) clients a record ol'" thecoasting time or (listnluin of the car or train, and

when finally the brakes are a plied to stop the car or train the recordcy indcr is again arrested, and the time consumed, or the distancecovered by the train or car in the interval between the shutting oil' ofthe motive power and the ap lication of the brakes, marks the saving eectcd in power consumption.

In Fig. 5 we have indicated another ar rangement embodying theprinciples of our invention wherein instead of starting and stopping therecord cylinder, the pencil or other marking device H, is automaticallymoved into and out of marking position with reference to the recordsheet. This result is accomplished in this instance by means of asolenoid J, the core of which carries the pencil or other marker, andthe circuit of the coil of which is controlled conjointly by the mainmotor controller and the brake controller.

It is obvious that many other specifically different arrangements ofrecordui mechanism may be employed and still fafi within the spirit andscope of our invention as defined in the claims.

\Ve will now describe an arrangement for effecting the control of therecording apparatus through the conjoint operation of the main motorcontroller and the brake controller and embodying the principles of ourinvention.

Reference si L, designates a solenoid, the core M, 0 which, operates abrid ing contact piece N arranged to open an to closle a circuit betweenthe contact points 0, r.

The main motor controller handle is designated by reference sign 0, andis arranged, when in one position to close circuit between contacts c,f, and when in another position to close circuit connection betweencontacts g, ii.

The brake controller handle is indicated by the IEft'lt'fltfi sign 1,and is arran ed when in oli'" or. release position to cliisc circuitconnection between contacts j, k, and between contacts m, 'n.

The motor controller handle 0, is shown in full llm's in position toclose circuit conncction hrtwccu contacts 0, f, and to open the(llt'llli hctwccu contacts {1, /t, and the brake conh'ollcr handle I, isshown in oil or release position, thereby completing the circuitsbctwccn contacts Iv, and between in, n. Under those conditions, circuitis completed from any suitable or convcnicut source through main supplywire a, Wire A, contact I. handle 0. contact 1'. wire p. coil l4, andreturn or grmnnl 'll'l r. lhcrcby (HUI- gizing roll I. and causing Iliacontact st rip N, to close the circuit la-lwoun contacts. I, I.'llu-n-upon another circuit through the coil It is completed as followsfrom main stillply wiru a, through contact r, contact J,

wire q, wire 6', contact or, brake control handle 1, contact 16, wire t,coil L, and to return or ground wire 1'. The completion of this circuitsupplies energizing current to coil L. even though the circuit throng?contacts c, f, above traced, is broken y the manipulation or movement ofthe main control handle 0. In other words the movement. of the handle 0into the position indicated in full lines serves to establish apreliminary energizing circuit for the coi L, but once this coil ISenergized by the c0mplctiou of this preliminary circuit, the resultinactuation of the contact strip N, estahlis ies another circuit throughthe brake control handle and the coil L, energized without regard to themain motor control handle 0. Ordinarily the handle 0 is moved into)osition to close circuit; between contacts a, preliminary to themovement. of said handle into complete "05 position to shut, otl' powerfrom the main motor. This handle 0, is then moved into its 01f positionas indicated in dotted lins thereby closing circuit between contacts 9,It. Thereupon a circuit is com leted through the record controlling inecianism as follows from wire a, through contacts 0, ll, wire g, wire c,contact 9, handle 0, contact It, wire 1!, contact j, handle I, contactk, wire I, the record controlling device, as coil G, or coil J, wire 3to return or ground wire 2*, The completion of this circuit results inthe proper actuation of the recording devices to ctl'cct the desiredrecord, and since this operation is inaugurated coincidently with theshutting off of power from the main motor, and continues as long as thebrake controlling handle is in full release position it resulls that therecord made is of the coastiug travel of the car or train and may be, asabove explained, either the distance, or the time or other element ofsuch travel, as may he desired. in order to furnish a basis for acalculation of the power saving and economy of operation cfi'ectcd bysuch coasting" travel. By the movement of the hrakc control handle I, toeffect. an application of the hrakcs thc circuits of both the recordingmechanism and also of the control magnet coil Ii. arc hrokcn and therecording operation is arrcsted. 'lhis,of course, marks thc end of thefree com-sling travel of the car or train, and the apparatus is placedin condition for the next operation.

Having now sct forth the object and lltlllll't of our invention. and anarrangement: clnluul \'llll the principles thereof, and haring oxplaincdtho samc and its purposes, function and lumlo uf operation, what weclaim as new and uscl'ul and ol our joint illrcnliou and dcsirc toHt't'lll't! Ivy Letters Patent is:

I. In a coasting I'ccol'll up mrntns for cars. trainsor the like, thecom dilution with a motor controller, a brake controller, and recordingmechanism of means controlled by the main motor controller and the brakecontroller for controlling said recording mechanism.

In a coasting record a iparatus for uu's. trains or the like, the commation with rerv-ording mechanism, a motor controller and a brakecontroller. of means controlled conjointly by said controllers forcontrolling the recording mechanism.

In a coasting record ap )aratus for cars, trains or the like, theCOII'llJllltlllOtl with a brake (mntroller and recording mechanism. ofmeans for controlling the same. said controlling means renderedoperative only when the motive power is shut off and the brakesreleased.

4-. In a coasting record apparatus for cars, trains or the like, thecombination with recording mechanism, electri al means for controllingthe same and circuits therefor, of a car motor controller. and a brakecontroller, said motor and brake controllers arranged to controlconjointly the circuits of said electrical means.

5. In a coasting record a )paralus for ca rs, trains or the like, thecondnnation with recording mechanism, a motor controller and a brakecontroller, of means for controlling said recording means including a manet coil, the circuits of said coil being contro led by both said motorand brake controllers.

6. In a coasting record apparatus for cars. trains or the like, a motorcontroller, a brake controller, a recording mechanism and means forcontrollin the latter including a coil. means controlled by the car ortrain motor controller for closing a circuit through said coil, andmeans controlled by the car or train brake controller for closinganother circuit llllOlWll said coil.

7. I n a coasting record apparatus for cars, trains or the like, a brakecontroller, a rccording mechanism. and means for rendering saidrecording mechanism operative only when the car or train motive power isshut oil and the brakes are released.

8. in a coasting record apparatus for cars. trains or the like, arecording nicclnlnislu. clcclric means for controlling said recordingmechanism. a circuit hroakcr. a car motor controller and a hrakocontroller. the circuits of said electric mcausaud said circuit hrcakcrbeing controlled by hoththc motor and hrahc controllers.

9. In a coasting record apparatus for cars. trains or the like. arecording mcchanism. controlling dcriccs tln-rct'or, a circuit f r saidrontrollinr dcriccs, a car motor controllcr and a brake controller botharrnugcd. when in "oil" position. to (lose said circuit, a contactdcricc also arranged to opcn and close said circuit. and moan-- forcontrolling said contact duvicc.

10. In a coastin record a paratus for cars, trains or the II e, a rcoormg mechanism, controlling devices therefor, a circuit for saidcontrolling devices, a car motor controlled and a brake controller, botharranged, when in "05 position to close said circuit, a contact devicealso arranged to open and close said circuit, said motor and brakecontrollers also arranged to control said contact device.

11. In a coasting record a paratus for cars. trains or the like, arecort mg mechanism. controlling devices therefor. a circuit for saiddevices, a car motor controller and a brake controller, llOtl'larranged, when in "off" position to close said circuit, a contact devicealso arranged to open and close said circuit. a magnet coil for operatinsaid contact device, and a circuit for sai coil arranged to he closed bythe car motor controller.

12. In a coastin record a paratus for cars. trains or the h e, a reco mgmechanism and means for controlling the same including a magnet coil, acontact device operated thelehy, a circuit for said coil, a car motorcontroller arranged to control said circuit, an auxiliary circuit forsaid coil, said contact device, when operated, serving to close saidauxiliary circuit. and a brake controller arranged when in elf position,to close said auxiliary circuit.

13. In a coastin record a ratus for cars, trains or the l e, a reoor mgmechanism and means for controlling the same ineluding a magnet coil, areliminary and an auxiliary circuit for sai call, a motor controllerarranged to control said preliminary circuit and a brake controllerarranged to control said auxiliary circuit.

14. In a coastin record apparatus for cars, trains or the Ike, a recordmechanism and means for controlling the same. including a magne coil, areliminnry and an auxiliary circuit for said coil, :1 motor controllerarranged to control said preliminary circuit, a brake controllerarranged to control said auxiliary circuit, and a contact deviceoperated by said coil for also controllin r said auxiliary circuit,

n testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the resence of thesubscribing witmsses. on tlns 12th day of January FRANK HEDLEY. JAMES s.DOYLE.

Witnesses:

J. KLEIN, S. E. Damn.

